Where does “giantlike” come from?
giantlike (English) comes from English like, from Dutch luik, from Middle Dutch luke, from Dutch luiken, from Middle Dutch luken, from Old Dutch lūcan, from Proto-West Germanic lūkan, from Proto-Germanic lūkaną — to break, tear; to break, shatter.
giantlike (English): Like a giant; enormous
Definitions
- Like a giant; enormous
Ancestry of “giantlike”, step by step
giantlike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English like
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | like | To enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of;... |
| 2 | Dutch | luik | hatch; shutter; panel, as in a triptych |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | luke | — |
| 4 | Dutch | luiken | to close, to shut |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | luken | to close, to shut; to close, to become closed |
| 6 | Old Dutch | lūcan | to close, shut |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | lūkan | to close, to shut |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | lūkaną | to close, to shut; Alternative form of *leukaną |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lewǵ- | to break, tear; to break, shatter |
via English giant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | giant | A mythical human of very great size;... |
| 2 | Middle English | geaunt | A giant; A immoral or despicable person |
| 3 | Old French | gaiant | a giant |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | *gagantem | — |
| 5 | Latin | gigantem | accusative singular of gigāns |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Γίγας | one of the Gigantes; a Gigas |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Γίγᾱς | — |